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December 17, 2017 News Release

Burma: 40 Rohingya Villages Burned Since October

Satellite Imagery Shows New Destruction in Rakhine State

An updated map of destruction of Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State during October and November 2017.
December 17, 2017 News Release

Iraq: Parliament Rejects Marriage for 8-Year-Old Girls

Amendments Would Have Instated Discriminatory Laws on Family Matters

December 16, 2017 News Release

Pakistan: Government Shutters International Groups

Closures Without Recourse Will Harm Ordinary Pakistanis

201712asia_pakistan_ngos2 A flood victim carries a sack of flour on his head from a distribution point while heading to his village of Murad Chandio, some 35 km (22 miles) from Dadu in Pakistan's Sindh province January 26, 2011.
December 16, 2017 News Release

Iran: Free Ailing Labor Activist

Medical Issues After Possible Stroke

Iranian authorities should immediately release Reza Shahabi, a prominent labor activist, after he suffered a possible stroke in prison, Human Rights Watch said today.
December 15, 2017 News Release

Laos: 5 Years Since Civil Society Leader’s ‘Disappearance’

Disclose Sombath Somphone’s Fate or Whereabouts

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December 15, 2017 News Release

Uganda: Police Raid Queer Kampala Film Festival

Stop Blocking LGBT Cultural Events

Audience members watch films screened during the sold-out opening night of the 2017 Queer Kampala International Film Festival. Police raided and forcibly closed the festival on December 9, 2017.
December 15, 2017 News Release

Turkey: Saudi Sisters at Risk of Forced Return

Could Face Criminal Charges, ‘Honor’ Violence

Ashwaq Hamoud and Areej Hamoud, in still from video, fled Saudi Arabia in late February to Turkey to escape abuse from male family members.
December 14, 2017 News Release

South Sudan: Stop Delays on Hybrid Court

Four Years Into Conflict, Rampant Abuse

South Sudan #HaltArms
December 14, 2017 News Release

We Need a “Clean” Dream Act Now, More Reform Later

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December 14, 2017 News Release

Kenya: Sexual Violence Marred Elections

Prosecute Sexual Crimes; Address Victims’ Needs

Judith Wavinya (not her real name), 30, was attacked by two men on the night of August 11, 2017, as she was walking home.
December 14, 2017 News Release

Sri Lanka Joins Global Landmine Ban

Others Should Reconsider Joining Treaty

The Broken Chair, a statue in support of the bans on landmines and cluster munitions, stands outside the United Nations in Geneva.
December 13, 2017 News Release

Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly

End Repressive Prosecutions, Regulations, and Civil Suits

People light candles next to signs at a vigil in solidarity with protesters of the "Occupy Central" movement in Hong Kong, at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park, Singapore, on October 1, 2014.
December 13, 2017 News Release

China: Minority Region Collects DNA from Millions

Private Information Gathered by Police, Under Guise of Public Health Program

201712asia_china_xinjiang A mural in Xinjiang reads "Stability is a blessing, Instability is a calamity," Yarkand, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on September 20, 2012.
December 13, 2017 News Release

West Africa: G5 Sahel Force Should Prioritize Rights

Rule of Law, Governance Crucial to Counterterrorism Strategy

Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017.  The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
December 13, 2017 News Release

Burundi: Rights Defender Detained

Stop Intimidating Activists

Rumonge prison, Burundi.

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